After the central government, now the state governments have also started increasing the dearness allowance. Some time ago there was news of increase in dearness allowance from Punjab. Now Gujarat government has also announced it. On Wednesday, the state government announced a 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for its 4.62 lakh working employees and 5.07 lakh pensioners. This will provide relief to more than 9.69 lakh people before Diwali. Let us also tell you what kind of announcement has been made by the state government.
3 percent DA increase announced
Senior cabinet member and government spokesperson Jitu Vaghani said that the decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The increase will be effective from July 1, 2026 and is as per the decision of the Central Government. A week ago, the Union Cabinet approved a 3 percent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensioners. Speaking to reporters in Gandhinagar, Vaghani said that the arrears for four months from July to October 2026 will be paid in one installment along with November salary and pension.
1,569 crore additional financial burden
This increase in DA will be available to employees of state government departments, panchayat services and other institutions as well as retired employees covered under the sixth and seventh pay commissions. The minister said that the state government will pay Rs. 523 crore will have to be spent, while this increase in DA will cost Rs. 1,569 crore will incur an additional financial burden. Vaghani said the decision is aimed at recognizing the contribution of government employees who work to ensure good governance and also provide them with some financial relief during the festive season.
